Augochlorini is a tribe of
sweat bees in the subfamily
Halictinae
Within the insect order Hymenoptera, the Halictinae are the largest, most diverse, and most recently diverged of the four halictid subfamilies. They comprise over 2400 bee species belonging to the five taxonomic tribes Augochlorini, Thrinchos ...
.
They are found in the
Nearctic
The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface.
The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America t ...
and
Neotropic
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In bioge ...
realms. They typically display metallic coloration, with many species that are red, gold, green, blue, or purple.
Genera
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Andinaugochlora'' Eickwort, 1969
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Ariphanarthra'' Moure, 1951
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Augochlora
''Augochlora'' is a genus of sweat bee with over 100 species found across the Nearctic and Neotropic
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical ter ...
'' Smith, 1853
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Augochlorella
''Augochlorella'' is a genus in the bee family Halictidae, commonly called sweat bees. They display metallic coloration, ranging from reddish to gold to bluish green, as is typical for other genera in the tribe Augochlorini.
Identification and ...
'' Sandhouse, 1937
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Augochlorodes'' Moure, 1958
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Augochloropsis
''Augochloropsis'' is a genus of brilliant metallic, often blue-green, sweat bees in the family Halictidae. There are at least 140 described species in ''Augochloropsis''.
Description and identification
Species of the genus ''Augochloropsis'' ...
'' Cockerell, 1897
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Caenaugochlora'' Michener, 1954
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Ceratalictus'' Moure, 1943
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Chlerogas'' Vachal, 1904
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Chlerogella'' Michener, 1954
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Chlerogelloides'' Engel, Brooks & Yanega, 1997
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Corynura'' Spinola, 1851
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Corynurella'' Eickwort, 1969
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Halictillus'' Moure, 1947
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Ischnomelissa
''Ischnomelissa'' is a genus of bees belonging to the family Halictidae
Halictidae is the second-largest family of bees (clade Anthophila) with nearly 4,500 species. Halictid species are an extremely diverse group that can vary greatly in appea ...
'' Engel, 1997
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Megalopta
''Megalopta'' is a widespread neotropical genus of bees in the tribe Augochlorini in family Halictidae, known as the sweat bees. They are the largest of the five nocturnal genera in Augochlorini. Most have pale integumentary pigmentation, and al ...
'' Smith, 1853
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Megaloptidia
''Megaloptidia'' is a genus of bees belonging to the family Halictidae
Halictidae is the second-largest family of bees (clade Anthophila) with nearly 4,500 species. Halictid species are an extremely diverse group that can vary greatly in appe ...
'' Cockerell, 1900
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Megaloptilla'' Moure & Hurd, 1987
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Megommation
''Megommation'' is a genus of bees belonging to the family Halictidae
Halictidae is the second-largest family of bees (clade Anthophila) with nearly 4,500 species. Halictid species are an extremely diverse group that can vary greatly in appear ...
'' Moure, 1943
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Micrommation'' Moure, 1969
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Neocorynura
''Neocorynura'' is a genus of bees belonging to the family Apidae.
The species of this genus are found in South America.
Species:
*'' Neocorynura aenigma''
*'' Neocorynura atromarginata''
*'' Neocorynura autrani''
*'' Neocorynura azyx''
*'' ...
'' Schrottky, 1910
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Paracorynurella'' Gonçalves, 2010
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Paroxystoglossa'' Moure, 1941
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Pereirapis'' Moure, 1943
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Pseudaugochlora'' Michener, 1954
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Rhectomia'' Moure, 1947
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Rhinocorynura'' Schrottky, 1909
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Rhynchochlora'' Engel, 2007
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Temnosoma
''Temnosoma'' is a genus of bees belonging to the family Halictidae.
The species of this genus are found in Central and Southern America.
Species:
*''Temnosoma aeruginosum''
*''Temnosoma fulvipes''
*''Temnosoma laevigatum''
*''Temnosoma mal ...
'' Smith, 1853
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Thectochlora'' Moure, 1940
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Xenochlora'' Engel, Brooks & Yanega, 1997
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Oligochlora
''Oligochlora'' is an extinct genus of sweat bee in the Halictidae subfamily Halictinae. The genus currently contains six species, all of which are known from the early Miocene Burdigalian stage Dominican amber deposits on the island of Hispani ...
'' Engel, 1996
References
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